Heart rate BPM is too high?

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 33,738 Member
    calinatalini wrote: »
    180 - your age... is probably a good number to stay at for moderate training. Example 180 - 30 = 150. If you hit 156 sitting down, relaxing there is an issue. If you were working out, this number should be a target. Continue to train at this number for great results.

    Age-based formulas are a notoriously inaccurate guide for training purposes. If I did "moderate training" at 119 (180-61), I'd be working well below the low end of my aerobic range. (I know my maximum heart rate via testing, so I can estimate training ranges more accurately.)

    Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) methods are more useful and appropriate for those interested in general health and fitness, and/or who don't know their actual maximum heart rate. Even though RPE is less science-y sounding (relies on feelings rather than a formula), it's adequately research-supported, and doesn't have the down-side of wildly misguiding a large percentage of the population.

    https://cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/measuring/exertion.htm
    https://hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/borg-scale/
  • nevadavis1
    nevadavis1 Posts: 331 Member
    I have tachycardia, so my resting is in the 150-155 range, like when I wake up in the morning. Sigh. Hasn't killed me yet.

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